M.I.Y.O. Monday: Any Good Eats in Bicutan?

Let’s do something different every Monday and let’s call it Make It Your Own Monday, aka M.I.Y.O Monday.

I dread Mondays and if you’re anything like me, you itch to make it better. So I’ve come up with M.I.Y.O Monday, where once a week, I’ll ask you, DCF reader, a question or ask you to post a photo. I want to hear what you people have to say and the more you say, the better and more varied the posts become here on DCF.

Let’s start!

Over the weekend, a DCF reader sent me an email with the subject heading: Hidden Cake Spot. My spine straightened in anticipation and goosebumps formed on my arms. He gave very detailed instructions on how to get to this particular cake spot and without thinking, I jumped into my car and drove there.

But the place was closed. On Sunday. (Photo above). Oy, frustration!

Because it was just about the lunch hour when I got to Cake Planet, I drove down Doña Soledad looking for a place to eat. I didn’t find any and frankly, it wasn’t a landscape that inspired optimism. Most places were shuttered and I wasn’t going to default on a Sunday meal by settling for Red Ribbon or McDonald’s. In the end, I ended up going back home and eating there.

So tell me, DCF readers in the South: Are there any good eats in Bicutan? For those of you who live or work in or frequent the area, where do you go to eat? Or are there any places like the much-recommended Cake Planet where I can buy food to take out? I refuse to believe that all the good eats are farther down in Sucat along President’s Avenue and Aguirre Avenue!

Stick your recommendations in the Comments section below. I’m eager to hear what you have to say. And I’m going back to Cake Planet sometime this week. DCF tipster RJ tells me that their Chocolate Macadamia Sans Rival and a forgot-the-name cake sandwiched with walnuts and meringue and topped with ganache is the best he’s ever had.

+1 for Sieg’s (just down the street from Cake Planet–but on the opposite side) and Sen Lek (there are other branches in BF homes and BF resort, but the branch in dona soledad extension has more items on the menu).

lola idang’s (also on Dona Soledad) is a great place for crispy pata and kare-kare. 🙂

Sen Lek is a thai noodle house. They’re know for their clear soup with flat noodles, beansprouts and wansoy with your choice of wanton or beef balls or both. They also have pad thai and other types of stir fried noodles. Some branches now offer rice meals too but the rice meals in Festival Mall tastes better than the ones served in the other branches. Also, the best thai noodles soup is still at the original Sen Lek kiosk in Uniwide along Roxas Blvd. The soup base in the other branches just can’t seem to compare. Makes me wonder if the owner disclosed all the soup secrets to the franchisees. :p

And as what Gabbie has mentioned, Sen Lek is basically an eatery that serves Thai noodles and rice dishes. I wrote something about the one along Doña Soledad extension here, in case you’d like to see: http://bit.ly/pI9lWd

Le Delice at the Merville Clubhouse makes the best thin crust pizza! 🙂 Le Delice is also the concessionaire at Nomad Sports Club but non-members can order the same pizzas at the Merville Clubhouse which pretty much anyone can visit. I agree with dashashah. Sieg’s serves good food and the menu is pretty exhaustive! Love the homey ambience there too.

I agree with dashashash. Sieg’s serves good food and their menu is impressively exhaustive! If you’re into thin crust pizzas, my family’s favorite is the one made by Le Delice. The four-cheese pizza is particularly good! Le Delice is the concessionaire at Nomad Sports Club but you can order the same pizzas at the Merville Clubhouse which does not require membership.

Hi, Lori! Please do drop by again The Cake Planet & Cafe if you happen to be in the area. The owner/baker normally is in the shop at nights (because he holds a full-time job and can only leave the office after 6pm). We have actually tried different operating hours since we opened in November 2010, and we find the hours that we have now to be more popular with customers. By the way, we also love Sieg’s. Our usual favorites are their calamares, creamy pork sisig (i’d have to say this is the best i’ve had so far), basket of sapporo sam and kare-kare. Yes, you need not go far if you’re looking for good food — meals at Sieg’s and desserts and coffee at The Cake Planet & Cafe! More power to you!

Yup! I’m his wife – most often, I get to taste the products before they are launched sa shop. Our daughter and I are the ones who tell him if the product is too sweet, the cake is overbaked, the bars are too dry, etc. John does all the marketing, purchasing, baking, decorating and managing (while holding a full-time job)!

Hi Lori. Nice to know that you’re featuring Cake Planet soon. My friend John owns the place and bakes the cakes himself while juggling a full-time job (we work for the same company). Am keeping off cakes for now but I do love his turtle pie!!

My other favorite stop in Bicutan is Mr. Liempo for the most heavenly, cholesterol-inducing liempo. But then again, this is just a takeout stall like Andok’s. 😀

Hello Lori! I just goota comment after years of lurking 🙂 I live in Better Living and I have a few go-to places. There’s Lola Idang’s just a few meters away from The Cake Planet (shame that I haven’t tried this one). Their yummy pansit palabok is quite popular. They also serve mean crispy pata, lechon kawali and kare kare. Wash it down with sago’t gulaman 🙂 Farther away from Lola Idang’s is Little Quiapo, which is of course, famous for their halo halo and a whole lotta lutong bahay fare – I like their adobong pusit. But I’m partial to Idang’s 🙂 I’ve tried Siegs when they were just starting and the dishes did not hit home for me. Maybe I’ll give them another try based on the good comments here. There’s also Bastille Cafe (you’ll pass by this cafe first before The Cake Planet coming from Bicutan) they make delicious coffee concoctions (and some fairly decent pasta). Oh, and just a few days ago, while grocerying at Tropical Hut, we discovered that they serve lutong bahay. They have a little dine-in area near the cashiers. I was surprised to taste their beef salpicao. It was actually yummy and serving was unbelievable for 60 Pesos.

Shaui-
Thanks very much for this most detailed comment! I was about to give up hope on Bicutan, quite frankly. I hope to check out your suggestions and finish it off with another visit to Cake Planet of course, or Bastille Cafe?
–lori

We’re at Cake Planet almost every Sunday night after the last mass at Mary Help of Christians Parish! We have tried Bastille’s, they serve pasta and price is ok for it’s quality, presentable place. For Pasta, we supeeeerrrr love the one in front of the church in Forbes Park Village in Makati (Santuario de San Antonio(?)beside Mercury Drug, a bit expensive too. We haven’t been to Sen Lok but will try it – one of these days. BurgerKraft is also our favorite (beside Servitek before 2nd BDO branch along Dona Soledad). We’ve been to Sieg’s days after opening day – disappointed with the food then – but will try again in the coming days….
Good luck and more power!

i think this yoghurt place is ingenious… from the spelling down to the flavors and toppings…. i had their ube yoghurt with red beans toppings.. this fro-yo place is located between yellowcab and army-navy

Gemma-
I’m surprised that some people in the area didn’t even know Cake Planet existed 🙂 It’s made quite an impression. I haven’t been back since it’s quite a trek there for me, but I hope to go back soon.
–lori